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私の場合、家で読書するほうが図書館で見知らぬ人の隣に座って読書するより好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

場合 読書する ほう 図書館 見知らぬ 座って 読書する より 好き

English Translation

For me, reading at home is preferable to reading sitting beside strangers in a library.

Furigana

(わたし)場合(ばあい)(いえ)読書(どくしょ)するほうが図書館(としょかん)見知(みし)らぬ(ひと)(となり)(すわ)って読書(どくしょ)するより()きだ。

Romanji

Watashi no baai, ie de dokushosuru hō ga toshokan de mishiranu hito no tonari ni suwatte dokushosuru yori suki da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
場合 (ばあい)
case; situation
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)
reading
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
図書館 (としょかん、ずしょかん)
library
見知らぬ (みしらぬ)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
(となり)
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ズ、 ト、 え、 はか.る
Meanings: map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious
Readings: カン、 やかた、 たて
Meanings: building, mansion, large building, palace
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something